There's a lot of you upset that I had a civil make-up with
Gary Radnich. "I looked forward to your 'catfight --it's the only reason I came to this blog," offered one reader. Fair enough.
A notable
KNBR figure texted and called me out. This should be my worst problem in life. C'mon, people.
Truth is this: There comes a time when enough is enough. How many rip jobs does it take to get the message? Rip, rip, rip, that's real exciting and entertaining. Well, really it isn't. I had an epiphany. I decided to myself that it was plainly evident that the
daily crap on Raddy had served its purpose. Yeah, so he's not as good as he was ten years ago, but he's still pretty good. I said that many a times and I think I made that point. Why pile on? Look, as screwed-up as I am, I've had better days in my life too; what's the point of picking on others?
I've said to you that because I've worked a deal with Gary to bury the pen knife doesn't mean I'll occasionally rip him and/or the program when I see fit--that's only fair, right? Endless Gary-chirping may be fun to some of you but on a grand scale of things, it becomes sort of counterproductive and therefore, bland and unacceptable to the majority of the readers.
I didn't wake up one day and say let's kiss up to Gare--I figured out life is too short. No, I didn't get a lunch or threat to accelerate détente. It was more a case of pragmatism as opposed to favoritism. There's nothing else to it. If you want to go and dream up a conspiracy, do so at your leisure and have fun with it.
**If you think
KTVU Namegate is anywhere near over and
quit beating a dead horse, you are soooooo wrongo, chap and chappess. It's still THE TALK of almost every newsroom in America because there's a million side stories that have yet to be explored other than myself and a few other schmendricks.
**
KCBS did a lot of reporting, (as it should), on the likelihood of a
BART strike Monday. What was not good: interviewing one of your own, as
Janice Wright did with the afternoon traffic reporter,
Sheryl Raines. A little too smug for my taste. And please, take a break from the giddy thoughts of
carpocolypse now on Monday. It was much too evident.
**That star women field reporter in the 408 who likes to strut, so to speak, might want to take a few days off, according to my evil eyes who tell me her antics are the toast of the lunchroom.
**Dear Kate Scott: I'm not a
hater. Those are your words. I don't care for your constant use of "nobody cares" and "frickin'" which sounds disingenuous and is, frankly, boring radio. You're getting better and that's good. The board goes back.
**Hey, KQED, quit taking yourself so damn seriously.
**The radio beauty-contest ratings are out next week and there's going to be a bloodbath at at least two of the stations in town. Really, old news now but worth mentioning nonetheless.
**
Michael Savage could do a better show at 10% of his game than most of the local schlubs do at 110%. Savage was screaming and yelling, ranting and raving, and still talking about spaghetti and meatballs, Teddy, the whole meghillah; yes, it was fuuny. Sorry, it's an acquired taste.
**
Tom Raponi and
Lee Rosenthal:
All the President's Men, 2013.
**At
KTVU, it appears that I lost a few acquaintances over you-know-what, which is fine because I'd rather get to the truth than have coffee talk. Take note, anchorman and sportsey guy.
**Hey, KTVU-Cox: There's a simple process of HOW to handle a crisis and how NOT to handle a crisis. It's a simple case of being open and transparent and making it appear to the viewers and critics alike that you're trying to get to the bottom of the problem. Frankly, your performance so far has been brutal.
**One of the fired people at 2,
Roland De Wolk, has hired prominent attorney,
Michael Cardoza, who's been on my radio show.
**Smart, beguiling, professional and easy on the eyes, personified:
KPIX reporter,
Christin Ayers.
**The plethora of commercial spots on local AM radio in this town makes it all the more reason as to why more and more people are going to satellite and listening to music. KCBS' traffic reports aside, it's getting kind of messy.
**
KRON is starting to act like KRON again which is sort of sad.
**Yes, the pay for major-market field reporters is low. That's more a state of the business, but not really. If you have 10-15 years in the biz and you don't work at KTVU, you're probably pulling in anywhere from $150G and up...factoid: KTVU doesn't pay as well as the other players in town--that's been the case for many years. I know for a fact.
**New KTVU Mgt. Reputation:
Silence of the Lambs.
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Christin Ayers is a damn good reporter, a tenacious correspondent and has star potential, which is why she is the subject of rumors that MSNBC is interested in the KPIX personality.
